Track-rail fastener



/llll/ A. BRZOSTOWSKI.

, TRACK RAIL FASTENER APRLrcATloN FILED APn.21. 19272.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

Patented lien. l2, i222.,

ALEXANDER BRZOSTOVVSKI, OF MOUNT CARMEL, PENNSYLVANUL.

TRACILRAIL FASTENER.

Application filed April 27, 1922. Serial No. 557,026.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Bey it known that ALEXANDER Brazos! 'rowsirn a citizen ot Poland, residing at Mount Carmel, in the county oit Northumberland and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and uselul improvements in rFinck-Rail Fasteners, of which the 'following is a specification.

This invention relates to track rail fastoning means, and it has for an object to provide a novel and efficient type or' rail fastening means designed to ensure against lateral movement or vibration oi the rail.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features oi' the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. l is an enlarged vertical section, transversely of the rail, this view being taken on the line l-l oi Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device as illustrated in Fig. l. f

Referring now to the drawings, the reference numeral indicates a track rail.

I provide a tie-plate ll1 having integral rail-engaging blocks such as l2 at opposite ends, and which rests on a wooden tie or sleeper 20. Engaged with the inner side oieach rail is a block 2l seating on the tieplate 1l', the latter having an abutment lug 22 projecting upwardly at the side ofi the block 21 removed from the rail 10, and beyond the fiat bottom walll ot' the block, the latter as here shown presenting a flat bot tom wall at one side of which is a vertical wall engaging the rail, angular st'lr'ening ribs 2l being provided.

To secure the block 21 in place I provide a pair of abutment links 23 and 24 respectively which extend toward one another and have their opposed ends resting on the bottom wall of the block and engaging the abutment lug 22 and the vertical inner wall oit the block 21,4respectively. These links have forked meeting extremities 23 and 2a which abut against one another, holding the links in the inclined position shown. A 'l'- headed spike 25 is driven into the sleeper, passing downward through the crotch oi' the extremity 23 and through a suitable slot 26 in the block 2l and tie-plate. As will be apparent, whenthe head 25 et spike 25 engages the overlapped ends of the two links 23 and 24 it tends to straighten the same out, and in consequence forces the block 2l against the rail l0, holding the latter securely against any transverse vibra tion or motion. As here shown, the link 24 is considerably shorter than the link 23 so as to exert a downward torce on the block 21 as well as a laterai torce.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent oit the United States is as follows:

l. In combination with a track rail, a tieplate having a block-like projection engaging the outer side ot said rail and an abutment lug spaced at a distance from the inner side of said rail, a block positioned on said tiesplate between said abutment lug and the rail, and means bearing on said block and abutment lug to torce the block against the raihand including a pair ofV abutting links oi relatively different lengths adapted to have a toggle action on said block.

2. In combination with a track rail, a tieplate having a block-like projection engaging the outer side of said rail and an abutment lug spaced at a distance from the inner side of said rail, a block positioned on said tie-plate between said abutment lug and the rail, and means bearing on said block and abutment lug to force the block against the rail, said means including a pair oi? inclined links having engaging abutting ends, and being adapted to have a toggle action on said block.

3. 'in combination with a track rail, a tieplate having a block-like projection engaging the outer side oif said rail and an abut ment lug spaced at a distance from the iuner Vside of said rail, a block positioned on said tie-plate between said abutment lug and the rail, and means bearing on said block and abutment lug to torce the block against the rail, said means including a pair of inclined links having engaging abutting ends, and means pressing said ends down ward.

4:. l'n combination with a track rail, a tieplate having a block-like projection engaging the outer side of said rail and an abutment lug spaced at a distance from the inner side of said rail, a sleeper on which said tie-plate rests, a block positioned on said tiesplate between said abutment lug` and the rail and presenting a bottom wall resting on said tie-plate and a vertieal wall engaging the rail, a pair of inclined abutment links positioned on said bottom wall and having opposed ends bearing respectively on said vertical wall and abutment lug, and having forked overlapping and abutting meeting ends, and a fastening element pressing downward on the said meeting ends. y

5. In combination with a track rail, a tieplate having a block-like projection engaging the outer side of said railV and an abutment lug spaced at a distance from the inner side of said rail, a sleeper on which said tieeplate rests, a block positioned on said tie-plate between said abutment lug and the rail and presenting a bottom wall resting on said tie-plate and a vertical wall engaging the rail, a pair of inclined abutment his l ALEXANDERy BRZOSTOWSKI.

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IVitnesses to his mark- V. CSAMERDA, J. G. FALEUB. 

